MUNICIPAL COURT

December 17, 2013

LISBON - In Columbiana County Municipal Court on Monday, a Dec. 23 preliminary hearing and pretrial was set for David W. McFarland, 47, Hermitage, Pa., charged with burglary and disorderly conduct. He was charged after reportedly going into the home of a waitress from Mountaineer after she refused to speak to him in the casino resort's parking lot after work. Bond was set at $5,000.

Frank Demont Matthews Jr., 52, Youngstown, was fined $700, had his license suspended for 180 days, sentenced to three days in jail and three days in a driving counseling program for OVI first offense and left of center.

Whitney M. Mercer, 28, U.S. Route 30, Minerva, was credited with five days served in jail, sentenced to an additional 175 days, fined $250 and ordered to pay $33 in restitution to Shoe Sensation in Salem, the store she took flip flops from without paying on June 10.

Russell D. Lightner Jr., 34, Foundry Hill, Salineville, was fined $280 and required 40 hours community service for failure to reinstate a license and failure to control.

Michael F. Lewis, 30, Caldwell Road, Lisbon, was fined $100 and sentenced to 30 days in jail for theft for stealing two packs of doughnuts valued at $1.50 from Quaker Village on Dec. 22, 2012 and leaving without paying.

Jose Mateo Jose, 40, South Lincoln Avenue, Salem, was fined $100 for failure to yield and no license.

Samantha M. Alicea, 28, East Lincoln Way, Lisbon, was fined $75 for no helmet and no lights. A driving under suspension citation was found to be in error and was dismissed.

Christian A. Cechura, 18, Bethesda Road, Hanoverton, was fined $25 for a hunting violation for hunting with a firearm capable of holding more than three shells.

A Dec. 23 pretrial was set for Brandon R. Toothman, 23, Vine Street, Salem, charged with domestic violence and obstructing official business for allegedly refusing to allow police into the apartment to check on his girlfriend, who could be heard sobbing on Friday due to injuries reported from a head-butting incident.

A Dec. 23 pretrial was set for Gregory C. Ritterbeck, 22, Cedar Ridge, Salem, charged with domestic violence for allegedly striking his fiance in the face.

A Dec. 23 pretrial was set for Codey A. Mobley, 19, Chester Avenue, Wellsville, charged with domestic violence for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend, the mother of his child on Dec. 10.

A Jan. 27 pretrial was set for John A. Cheyne, 54, Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, cited with OVI first offense and failure to control.